Metric-Based Cooperative Routing in Multihop Ad Hoc Networks

Table 2

Modulation and coding scheme set.

MCS Index 𝑛	0	1	2	3	4
Modulation	BPSK	QPSK	16QAM	16QAM	64QAM
Code rate	1/2	3/4	1/2	3/4	3/4
Data Rate (Mbps)	6	18	24	36	54
𝑆𝑁𝑅^th𝑛 (dB)	−1.0	3.0	4.0	6.0	9.0
Scope (dB)	<12	12~16.8	16.8~17.5	17.5~18	>18
𝛽𝑛	0.2	2.3 × 10^3	2.6 × 10^4	1.1 × 10^5	1.2 × 10^6
𝜅𝑛	2.8	2.5	2.4	1.9	1.5